Medical School Business Support Projects

Our Projects

Long-term Multimillion pound projects including Accelerate, CALIN, Patrols, BUCANIER and Beacon work with companies, the NHS and academic partners in Wales, the UK and Europe to deliver impact in life-science communities both regionally and internationally.

Business Support our Projects Offer:

Establishing links between business and academia in Wales

Develop new products and processes to promote economic growth

Create highly skilled jobs in the area of green biotechnology

Precision Medicine

Regenerative Medicine

Biocompatibility and Safety Evaluation

ACCELERATE

The £24million Accelerate programme brings together universities, Health Boards, and Government to grow technological development and sustainability of the life-science technology sector in Wales.

Providing support in the areas of: Generating Intellectual Property (IP) and innovation; new products and processes; cost efficiencies; optimising processes; improving business performance and productivity, and driving the development of the different sectors linked to the bio-economy.

BUCANIER

BUCANIER is established to support entrepreneurs, researchers, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and social enterprises on the Ireland-Wales border.

Key Sector Focus: Food and Drink, Life Sciences, and Renewable Energy

Providing support in the areas of : Innovation consultancy, application of design-based innovation in new product testing and delivery, and formation of cross-border clusters and networks to promote knowledge transfer.

CALIN

CALIN operates across South West Wales and South East Ireland offering research and technical expertise, and access to their network in order to support the development of Life-science businesses in the Wales-Ireland border region.

Providing support in the areas of: Connecting experts in life-science research and development and 6 University Centres of Excellence in Wales and Ireland unite to offer technology support and facilitate collaborations.